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Texas Submission Challenge
by Tanner Rhoden, IronLife Moderator & team Writer


May 29, 2004
Maher Athletic Center “texas"

Professional Under 170
1. Pablo Popovich
2. Diego Sanchez
3. Eric Davila

Professional 170- 195
1. Sean Spangler
2. Gesias Cavalcante
3. Thomas Jones

Professional Over 195
1. Jeff Monson
2. Roy Nelson
3. Yousef Alirezai

Children Beginner under 50
1. Anessa Pitts
2. Tristin Hair

Children Beginner 50-59
1. Reagen Thoede
2. Rush Thoede
3. Mathew Gonzales

Children Beginner 60-69
1. Joseph Burns
2. Kierian Gallardo

Children’s Beginner 70-79
1. Joey Vogelsberg
2. Duncan Brandenberry
3. Travis Sizemore

Children’s beginner 80-94
1. McKinley Thomas
2. Nicholas Kreimeier

Childrens Beginner 95-109
1. Ryan Hair
2. Blake Sanders
3. Dante Pitts

Children’s Advanced 50-59
1. Aubrey Thoede JR.
2. Justin Todd “texas"

Children’s Advanced 60-69
1. Drake Dudley
2. Sean Todd
3. Brandon Lorenz

Children Advanced 110- 124
1. Isaiah Harris

Teen Beginner 115-134
1. Blane Thomas

Teen Beginner 135-154
1. Hameed Mirbahaebdin
2. Kyle O’Connell
3. Lance Merlo

Teen Beginner 170 and over
1. Samuel Husky
2. Adam Maret

Teen Advanced 115-134
1. Jeremy Dodd
2. Marc Snodgrass
3. William Vogelsburg

Men Beginner under 140
1. Jeremy Dodd
2. Andrew Kellog
3. Zach Davis

Men Beginner 140-149
1. Rick Anderson
2. Justin Roth
3. Charles Ketchum

Men Beginner 150-159
1. Mark Thompson
2. Blain Sibille Jr.
3. Jacob Congleton

Men Beginner 160-169
1. Jerome Martinez
2. Joshua Foster
3. John Ford

Men Beginner 170-179
1. Tomer Litvin
2. Christopher Mc Daniel
3. Howard Rodriguez

Men beginner 180-189
1. Rick Salazar
2. Adolph Mirakhori
3. Tony Tipton

Men beginner 190-204
1. John Jackson
2. Jonathan Wagner
3. Christopher Collins “texas"

Men beginner 205-219
1. Bryan Schall
2. Rudy Grimaldo
3. Kelly Rundel

Men beginner 220-over
1. Edgar Ramirez
2. Jeff Tucker
3. John Wolf

Men intermediate 140 -149
1. Kaiber Sheen
2. Jaime Lara

Men intermediate 150-159
1. Matt Wyman
2. Cody Rich
3. Hunter Allen

Men intermediate 160-169
1. William Richardson
2. Roy Young
3. Jonathan Carson

Men intermediate 170-179
1. Lance Thomasson
2. Zane Harris
3. Justin Guinn

Men intermediate 190-204
1. John Brink
2. Shannon Mathers
3. Shigeaki Meguro

Men intermediate 205-219
1. Michel Apple
2. Christopher Green

Men Advanced under 140
1. Brandon Mullins
2. Takashi Inoue

Men’s Advanced 140-149
1. Corey Frye
2. Robert Soliz
3. Danny Alvarez

Men’s Advanced 150 -159
1. Takuhiro Kamikozono
2. Barak Messina
3. Joseph Carter

Men’s Advanced 160-169
1. Mark Read
2. Brian Rodgers

Men’s Advanced 180-189
1. Mike Hipp
2. Christopher Arellano
3. Todd More

Men Advanced 205-219
1. Philipe Espinoza
2. Jeremiah O’Neal

Masters Beginner under 160
1. Mark Thompson
2. David Goodman
3. Blain Sibille “texas"

Masters Beginner 160-179
1. Joe Randick
2. Eric Trager

Master Beginner 180 -199
1. Kelly Williams

Master Beginner 200 –over
1. John Wolf

Masters Advanced Under 160
1. Roberto Pena

Masters Advanced 180-199
1. Yousef Alirezai
2. Luis Garcia
3. Marc Snodgrass

Masters Advanced 200 and over
1. Brad Rehor

Seniors Beginner 180-199
1. Peter Robbins
2. Dan Davis

Seniors Beginner 200-over
1. Ron Thomas

Seniors Advanced 200 over
1. Brad Rehor

Men’s Beginner Absolute
1. Rick Salazar
2. Jeff Tucker
3. Kelly Rundel

Men’s intermediate absolute
1. Todd More
2. Michel Apple
3. Jaime Lara

Men’s Advanced Absolute
1. Sherman Pendergarst
2. Felipe Espinoza
3. Jeremiah O’Neal

Woman’s Advanced Absolute
1. Jessica Choy
2. Angela Smalley
3. Elizabeth Slaughter

First Place - Star Jiu-Jitsu - This is a very impressive win for this school. This school has only existed for several months, yet was still able to perform strongly in many diverse divisions; from teen, to standard adult, to masters and seniors, and to the professional division (Yousef fought in a heavier division in order to be able to compete against Jeff Monson; and it was an excellent match). Look for more from this up-and-coming team!

Second Place - Lion's Den - This is another very impressive win, but for different reasons. As Guy Mezger said in an earlier conversation, "[Lion's Den] is not a grappling school. It is a fighting school that knows how to grapple." They have shown that even though their primary focus is not on pure grappling, they are a strong force to contend with in a pure grappling event.

Third Place Tie - North Dallas Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu / JD Shelley and Master (Alliance) - Both of these teams are known for always providing a strong team to almost every competition in the area (and many out of the area). This event was no exception. Although NDBJJ has only been in existance for 1 year, it has developed a very agressive and high performing team. Master (Alliance) has been a presence in Texas competition for many years, and has shown that this presence is still very strong.

Fifth Place - American Top Team - Due to the increased value of the higher skill level divisions, American Top Team was able to win fifth place with only 3 competitors in the event. This team, once agian shows why it is one of the premier teams in the United States.

We would, once again, like to thank Konjo Fight Gear for providing the team awards. We appreciate them giving us the opportunity to provide team awards that will facilitate the training of our top performing teams.

First Place - 6 foot Muay Thai bag, Low-Kick Suitcase, and set of Thai Pads.

Second Place - Low-Kick Suitcase and set of Thai Pads

Third Place - Set of Thai Pads

Check out the link for all the great fight pictures
http://www.ironlife.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34267



* Article by Tanner Rhoden, Moderrator & IronLife Writer.
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